Common Sense Unfiltered
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Common Sense Unfiltered is the official podcast of the Common Sense Institute, bringing you data-driven conversations about the policy decisions shaping our economy and communities.
Hosted by CSI’s CEO Cinamon Watson, and Executive Directors Katie Ratlief and Kelly Caufield, this show unpacks the research behind today’s biggest issues with industry experts backed up with the facts.
Inside the data and grounded in common sense, this is Common Sense Unfiltered.
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Discover how Common Sense Institute Iowa is shaping the future of public policy in the Midwest
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Common Sense Unfiltered: River and Stream Access in Colorado
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Homelessness in America— Rethinking Homelessness Policy
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Executive Action & Extraction: Economic Impacts of the Mineral E.O. in the West
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May 27, 2025 |
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Arizona’s Urban Desert Miracle featuring Glenn Farley
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May 12, 2025 |
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Homelessness: What Is the Best Approach to Tackling It?
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Where Is Our Transportation Funding Actually Going? featuring Ben Stein
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Could Federal Workers Returning to the Office Boost Downtown Denver?
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Eggs and the Economy - March 4, 2025
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Iowa’s DOGE Prototype and Its Results featuring Ben Murrey
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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The Full Cost of Colorado's Ambitious Energy Goals
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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The Cost of Crime in Oregon featuring Max Williams and Mark McMullen
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Boosting Iowa’s Economy: The Childcare Solutions Fund featuring Sherri Penney
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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The CSI 2024 Ballot Guide and Inflation Misery featuring Kelly Caufield and Zach Milne
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Understanding Inflation: How much misery is inflation causing?
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Reforming Arizona’s Homeless Service Ecosystem featuring Julie Katsel and Ted Maxwell
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Maternal Care Matters: A Deep Dive into Health Equity
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Iowa’s Healthcare Landscape featuring Dr. Chelsea Lensing
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Fighting Crime: The Power of Proposition 130
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Amendment 80: The Future of School Choice in Colorado
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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The Potential Impacts of Oregon Ballot Measure 118 featuring Lynn Snodgrass
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Eggs & The Economy - September 10, 2024
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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A Chat with CSI’s Daniels Fund Junior Scholars
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Big Cats, Bigger Debate: Colorado's Ballot Initiative 91
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Meat, Morals, and Money: Colorado's Slaughterhouse Ban
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Decoding PERA: The Essential Guide to Colorado's Public Pensions
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Mile High Report Card: Denver's State of the City
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Denver's Multifront Battle: War on Fentanyl, Migrant Influx, and Property Tax Hikes
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Fentanyl: Our Nation’s Most Devastating Challenge
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Introducing Common Sense Institute Oregon featuring Mark McMullen
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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How DSST Became a Successful Educational Model featuring Bill Kurtz and Van Schoales
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Eggs & The Economy - June 4, 2024
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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What Should We Do To Optimize RTD Ridership? featuring Kelly Brough and Daniel Hutton
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May 28, 2024 |
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A Breakdown of the 2024 Arizona Legislative Session featuring Katie Ratlief and Wayne Schutsky
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May 13, 2024 |
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The Issue of Housing in the 2024 Colorado Legislature featuring Peter LiFari
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May 06, 2024 |
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Eggs & The Economy - April 16, 2024
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Nearing the Finish Line: A Look Back and Ahead at the Colorado Legislative Session featuring Jake Zambrano
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Caitlin Clarkonomics and the Impact on Iowa featuring Ben Murrey
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Crime Trends in Colorado featuring Paul Pazen
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Tackling Homelessness in Arizona featuring Tom Simplot
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Announcing the Launch of CSI Iowa featuring Joe Murphy and Ben Murrey
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Eggs & The Economy - February 13, 2024
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Diagnosis of Colorado’s Healthcare Industry featuring Dr. Reggie Washington
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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The Economic Costs of Colorado’s Foster Youth featuring John Farnam
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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The Multifaceted Issue of Homelessness in Colorado featuring Donna Lynne
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Understanding and Solving Arizona’s Budget Deficit featuring Danny Seiden and Glenn Farley
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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The 2024 Free Enterprise Report featuring Lang Sias, Glenn Farley and Dr. Steven Byers
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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The 2024 National Western Stock Show featuring Paul Andrews
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Colorado’s Workforce Woes, Opportunities and Economic Mobility featuring Tamra Ryan and Scott Laband
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Where Have All the Condos Gone? featuring Peter LiFari, Ted Leighty and Bruce Likoff
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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A Chat with Guy Benson Ahead of the Free Enterprise Summit
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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A Vision and Framework for Colorado’s Energy Future featuring Tisha Schuller and Doug Benevento
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Eggs & The Economy - September 26, 2023
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Proposition HH Explained by Gov. Bill Owens and Chris Brown
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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The Implications of and Solutions for Learning Loss featuring Lisa Graham Keegan
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Quantifying the Cost of Crime in Colorado featuring George Brauchler and Mitch Morrissey
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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The Economic Impacts of Colorado’s Sports and Tourism Industry featuring Kyle Dyer and Richard Scharf
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Protecting Arizona’s Economic Competitiveness featuring Danny Seiden and Courtney Coolidge
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Eggs & the Economy - June 13, 2023
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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A Comprehensive Look at Public Safety and Fighting Crime in Colorado featuring Paul Pazen
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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CSI Mid-Year Wrap-Up featuring Lang Sias, George Brauchler and Kelly Caufield
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Manufacturing Matters in Arizona featuring Steve Macias and Glenn Farley
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May 23, 2023 |
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Coffee and Common Sense Arizona 5.2.23
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May 18, 2023 |
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The 2023 Colorado Legilsative Session featuring Jordan Sanchez and Jake Zambrano
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May 02, 2023 |
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Is Colorado as Economically Competitive As It Used To Be? featuring Loren Furman and Lang Sias
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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What’s New in Housing? featuring Peter LiFari and Adam Burg
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Navigating the Benefits Cliff and Incentivizing Work in Colorado featuring Tamra Ryan and Juan Pena
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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The Economic Impact of Arizona’s Sports and Tourism Sector featuring Kim Sabow and Glenn Farley
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Eggs & the Economy - March 7, 2023
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Is K-12 Education Moving Forwards or Backwards in Arizona? featuring Lisa Graham Keegan and Glenn Farley
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Evolving How We Transport Our Kids To School featuring Kelly Caufield and Jason Gaulden
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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The 2023 Free Enterprise Report featuring Kelly Caufield, Chris Brown and Evelyn Lim
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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The Bright Future of Common Sense Institute featuring Kelly Caufield and Katie Ratlief
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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The Future of Water in Colorado and the West featuring Jennifer Gimbel and Eric Kuhn
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Fentanyl’s Impact on Arizona featuring Glenn Farley and Jobe Dickinson
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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The 2022 CSI Colorado Ballot Guide featuring Evelyn Lim and Chris Brown
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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SPECIAL EPISODE: On the Road to $1 Billion in Vehicles Stolen
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Will Proposition 123 Help the Affordable Housing Issue in Colorado? featuring Peter LiFari and Chris Brown
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Dollars and Data: Education Funding and Achievement featuring Jason Gaulden and Brenda Dickhoner
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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The Impact of New Energy Codes on Colorado’s Fraught Housing Market Part 1
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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The Impact of New Energy Codes on Colorado’s Fraught Housing Market Part 2
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Affordable and Accessible Child Care: Colorado’s Workforce Challenge
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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What Makes a Great City? featuring Mayor John Suthers and Councilman Dustin Zvonek
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Eggs & the Economy - Affordability
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Unpacking the Colorado and Arizona Housing Markets with Glenn Farley and Steven Byers
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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The Wicked Problem of Fentanyl in Colorado featuring George Brauchler and Mitch Morrissey
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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The Challenges and Opportunities of an Aging Workforce featuring Karen Brown and Alexa Eastburg
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May 06, 2022 |
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The Outstanding Debts of the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and PERA featuring Loren Furman and Chris Brown
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May 02, 2022 |
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The Realities and Pitfalls of the Presumed Energy Transition featuring Chris Wright and Evelyn Lim
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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SPECIAL EPISODE: Eggs & the Economy on Crime
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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The Key Issues Facing Arizona as CSI Expands featuring Glenn Farley
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Common Sense Institute Announces Its Expansion Into Arizona
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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The Causes and Impacts of Inflation featuring Steven Byers, Ph.D. and Chris Brown
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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What To Expect from the 2022 Colorado Legislative Session featuring Jake Zambrano and Chris Brown
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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SPECIAL EPISODE: The 1st Annual Free Enterprise Summit
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Colorado Crime Wave: Origins and Solutions featuring George Brauchler and Mitch Morrissey
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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The University of Colorado‘s Business Economic Outlook featuring Dr. Richard Wobbekind and Brian Lewandowski
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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How is Colorado‘s Economic Recovery Going? featuring Patty Silverstein and Chris Brown
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Colorado‘s Proposition 119 Seeks a LEAP in Out of School Learning Enrichment featuring Michael Johnston and Doug Robinson
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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The Unusual Journey of Property Tax Reduction and Proposition 120 in Colorado featuring Michael Fields and Chris Brown
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Oct 08, 2021 |